Black and White Birthday

I'm joining in with the fun Seize The Birthday theme this week of Black and White!

I have been asked to make lots of masculine birthday cards recently, and so black and white seemed to be a good choice for a neutral card that could be used for anyone.

I found some leftover black and white paper scraps and I wanted to use one of my new birthday stamps, and I came up with this card:



I really like the simplicity of this card- yes it has a lot going on but it's only one layer, which I find easiest for posting cards.

I can see this card being in other monochromatic themes as well- how awesome would this look in a bright blue or a summery peach colour?

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Something Fierce Make and Take

I'm very excited to have my first Open House of the year this weekend, and I wanted to come up with a simple yet effective card to showcase the new Something Fierce range from CTMH.



This card uses two of the patterned papers as well as two coordinating cardstock colours for the strips at the back, and then the focal point is the balloon stamp from the Something Fierce cardmaking stamp set. The sentiment is from the January Stamp of the Month, Card Captions, which added a perfect birthday sentiment.

Everyone who comes along to my event this Friday or Saturday can create their own version of this card! For more information, please visit my Facebook Event.

I'm linking this up to the Seize The Birthday stamping only challenge.

Confetti Birthday Wishes

The polka dot paper from the new Something Fierce Paper Packet reminds me of confetti, and so I was inspired to make a birthday card, which worked perfectly for the Seize The Birthday confetti challenge this week.



A simple sentiment and a fussy cut star make this card great for making in bulk or for using this sketch and a variety of sentiments and embellishments instead of the star... in fact I think I may just have inspired myself to make more options!

Products used:
Cardstock: Bluebird, White Daisy
Ink: Bluebird
Paper Packet: Something Fierce 
Stamp set: Card Captions

Sending you Hugs

I love the new Seasons Mix In paper for adding to the core paper packets, but they are also great for a stand alone patterned paper option.

As soon as I saw the Monochromatic Green Color Dare Challenge and the Foliage Seize The Birthday Challenge I remembered the beautiful Seasons Mix In paper and got to work.

My friend is having her birthday tomorrow and she is having a rough time, so I created this card using her favourite colour- Green. I hope she likes it!



I sponged the sentiment circle so that the contrast wasn't as stark, and added some second generation stamped leaves to the 3D flower.

I matted the entire piece of patterned paper on green cardstock to also add to the soft look of the card with minimal contrast, so that the sentiment would really stand out.

I created the sentiment by masking off parts of a large sentiment stamp and stamping the words I wanted in New England Ivy Ink.

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Products used:
Cardstock: New England Ivy, White Daisy
Embellishments: Grateful Heart Complements
Ink: New England Ivy
Paper: Seasons Mix-In

21st with Stargazer

When I first saw the Stargazer pack I loved the space theme, but it is also awesome for masculine projects in general.

I am heading to a 21st tomorrow night (I'm getting to the age where my friends' children are adults now too!) and I decided to make the birthday boy a special card.

I used some scraps from the Stargazer paper plus a die cut 21 to put this card together. I added some yellow sequins to add an extra touch of embellishment- I felt like this card had enough going on and so I did not add a stamped sentiment.



I hope this young man likes his card- it's a bit of a different style for me as I usually need to stamp somewhere but I'm very happy with the finished look.

I'm linking up this card with Seize The Birthday-Sequins and the Happy Little Stampers diecut challenge.

Have a Super Birthday!

I haven't had much of a chance to play with my Super Boy stamp set yet, so when I saw that the Heart 2 Heart Challenge this week was Superheroes I immediately pulled out the stamp set.

I was also inspired by the Color Dare, and used all of the colours apart from Linen and Nutmeg.

Finally, I'm linking up my card with the Anything Goes Birthday challenge over at Seize The Birthday!



I used a Juniper and Glacier Fresh Air background, and added a sentiment stamped in Juniper ink backed on Gold Glitter Card. I stamped the Super Boy and coloured him in then popped him up on 3D Foam Tape, and added some doodles and White Enamel Dots to finish off the card.

Now he's ready for my son's 6th birthday party this weekend- I can't believe how fast my boys are growing up!

Making Waves Birthday Card

My niece turns two today, and so of course I had to make her a birthday card!

I used some scraps left over from my Making Waves kit, which is mermaid and beach themed- although you can't really tell by this card. The patterned paper has a starfish and floral pattern on it, and so I added some extra star stamps to mirror this theme.



I stamped the circle in Bashful ink with a subtle polka dot pattern to mimic the ribbon patter and the purple polka dot paper strip.

Ribbon is a great way to add interest and texture to a card, and I also added a couple of glitter gems.

I'm linking this card up with the Seize The Birthday challenge- Beachy Birthday and the Craft Rocket Birthday challenge.

Have a Blast!

This weekend I have created a card based on Just Add Ink (Just Add Paper Piecing) , Seize The Birthday (Bold and Bright) and the Color Dare (Crystal Blue, Sorbet, Canary and White Daisy) challenges.

My nephew is turning four on Tuesday, so I made a space themed card for him. I inked up my star embossing folder and ran it through the Cuttlebug with  piece of White Daisy cardstock to create the background.



I then paper pieced the rocket ship and added a sentiment to match!

I am really pleased with the end result- the rocket is popped up on foam squares for some dimension and I love how the inked stars came out.

Big Wishes!

As a mother of boys, I love creating fun cards for younger males.

This week's card combined the 30day marker challenge with CASology and Seize The Birthday.

I love this little dinosaur, he was fun to colour and I added some watercolour splashes to the card in the same tones.



I added a chevron strip on top of a mint piece of paper, then stamped the sentiment and I was done!

This card will be stomping its way to my nephew who is celebrating his birthday in a couple of weeks.

A Floral Birthday Card

Challenges have been helping my creative juices flow this week, and I thought that the Seize The Birthday floral topping would work well with the Color Dare this week!

I used a lot of different base and shade stamped flowers, then fussy cut them and placed them together to form a border. I then stamped some leaves behingd the cut out flowers. I added a strip of striped Thistle paper, and the bottom of the card is the Juniper Fundamental Paper.



The flowers are from Blossoming Expressions and Flowers for Mum, which I thought made a lovely combination for a floral bouquet.

The sentiment was stamped in White Daisy ink and cut from a piece of Thistle cardstock.

This card will be winging its way to my mother in law next week for her birthday!

Celebrate!

Today I am linking up with Color My Heart and Seize The Birthday. whose challenges I combined to make this birthday card.

I love keeping all my paper scraps, but I end up with a massive bag and so this card design is one of my favourites for using up those extra bits and pieces. Paired with a bold sentiment and some sponging, this card came together quickly.



I did have to add some little hearts and bling to the card, but I love how the Fundamentals paper does most of the work for me!

This card will be perfect for my sister in law's upcoming birthday, and this card could easily be recreated with other scraps I have lying around. Playing with embossing folders would be a fun take on this card too!